RemArms
{{Short description|American firearms holding company}}
{{redirect|Remington Firearms|the history of Remington firearms prior to 2021|Remington Arms}}
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| type = Holding company
| industry = Arms industry
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| founded = {{start date and age|2021}}
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| hq_location_city = LaGrange, Georgia
| hq_location_country = U.S.
| area_served = Worldwide
| key_people = Ken D’Arcy, CEO
| products = Firearms
| brands = Remington Firearms
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| owner = Roundhill Group, LLC
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| homepage = {{URL|https://www.remarms.com}}
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RemArms, LLC, is an American holding company that operates the firearms manufacturing portion of the former Remington Arms company. Formerly based in Ilion, New York, the company relocated its headquarters to LaGrange, Georgia.{{cite news |url=https://www.romesentinel.com/news/remington-arms-closing-ilion/article_8b4aeb66-da71-11ee-8a4a-1f1410b8501e.html |title=A farewell to 'Arms': Ilion community mourns loss of Remington |first1=Alexis |last1=Manore |first2=Thomas |last2=Caputo |website=romesentinel.com |date=March 4, 2024 |accessdate=March 30, 2024}}
History
Remington Arms was a notable American manufacturer of firearms, founded in 1816 by Eliphalet Remington and originally known as E. Remington and Sons. The company was acquired in June 2007 by a private equity firm, Cerberus Capital Management.{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/06/business/06arms.html |work=The New York Times |title=Remington Arms Is Sold |date=April 6, 2007 |access-date=May 22, 2010 |archive-date=October 23, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111023045124/http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/06/business/06arms.html |url-status=live }} It became part of the firm's Freedom Group, which was renamed in 2015 as Remington Outdoor Company. Remington Outdoor Company declared bankruptcy in 2018, from which it emerged, and in 2020, following which it was broken up.{{cite web |url=https://www.rem870.com/2022/07/29/remington-firearms-is-back-interview-with-remarms-ceo-ken-darcy/ |title=“Remington Firearms is Back” – Interview with RemArms CEO Ken D’Arcy |website=rem870.com |date=July 29, 2022 |accessdate=March 30, 2024}}{{Cite Q|Q114386181|access-date=2022-10-03|url-status=live}}
The firearm portion of Remington Arms (excluding Marlin Firearms){{cite news |url=https://www.guns.com/news/2020/11/25/ruger-marlin-acquisition-is-complete-to-hit-market-in-2021 |title=Ruger: Marlin Acquisition is Complete, To Hit Market in 2021 |first=Chris |last=Eger |website=guns.com |date=November 25, 2020 |accessdate=March 30, 2024}} was sold to Roundhill Group, LLC,{{cite news |url=https://www.athlonoutdoors.com/article/roundhill-group-acquires-remington/ |title=Remington Gets Massive Lifeline After Roundhill Group Acquisition |website=athlonoutdoors.com |date=October 1, 2020 |accessdate=March 30, 2024}} and was then organized as RemArms, LLC. Vista Outdoor purchased Remington Arms' ammunition business,{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-vista-outdoor-remington-outdoor-idUSKBN26J1QU|title=Vista Outdoor to buy bankrupt gunmaker Remington's ammunition business|work=Reuters|date=2020-09-28|access-date=2020-09-28|archive-date=September 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210909145007/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-vista-outdoor-remington-outdoor-idUSKBN26J1QU|url-status=live}} which it subsequently organized as Remington Ammunition. Vista Outdoor also purchased various intellectual property, including the Remington brand name. RemArms licensed use of the brand name from Vista Outdoor in order to market its products using Remington Firearms branding.{{cite web |url=https://www.remarms.com/about-us |title=About Us |website=remarms.com |accessdate=March 30, 2024}}
Both Remington Firearms and Remington Ammunition appear to claim Remington Arms' history, the former noting in a 2021 press release, "Founded in 1816, Remington Firearms is one of the nation’s oldest firearms brands, operating for 205 years"{{cite press release |url=https://www.remarms.com/news/11.08.2021-remington-firearms-lagrange,-ga |title=Remington Firearms to Locate Global Headquarters, Open New Advanced Manufacturing Facility, World-class Research and Development Center in LaGrange |website=remarms.com |date=November 8, 2021 |accessdate=March 30, 2024}} and the latter noting on its website "We’ve been here since 1816."{{cite web |url=https://www.remington.com/about-us |title=About Us |website=remington.com |accessdate=March 30, 2024}}
RemArms obtained a Federal Firearms License in early 2021, and resumed production of some firearms at the former-Remington Arms manufacturing facility in Ilion, New York.{{cite news |url=https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2021/02/04/remington-870-shotguns/ |title=Roundhill Group Obtains Federal Firearms License |website=thefirearmblog.com |agency=WKTV |date=February 4, 2021 |accessdate=March 30, 2024}} The company announced its launch in September 2021, via a video from its CEO.{{cite press release |url=https://www.remarms.com/news/09.13.21-remarms-launch |title=RemArms Launch with CEO, Ken D'Arcy |website=remarms.com |date=September 13, 2021 |accessdate=March 30, 2024}}
In November 2021, the company announced it would relocate its global headquarters to LaGrange, Georgia, with plans to contain a new advanced manufacturing operation and a research and development center. In November 2023, it was reported that the company would end its operations in Ilion in March 2024 with approximately 250 to 300 employees affected by the plant closure.{{Cite web |last=WKTV |date=2023-11-30 |title=RemArms Ilion Operation to Close March 2024 |url=https://www.wktv.com/news/top-stories/remarms-ilion-operation-to-close-march-2024/article_55edb272-8fbd-11ee-9b84-1b80825a8ee7.html |access-date=2023-12-01 |website=WKTV NewsChannel2 |language=en}} The plant's union representative, the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA), condemned the planned closure.{{Cite web |last=Fortinsky |first=Sarah |date=2023-12-03 |title=Remington gun-maker will close historic N.Y. plant, a year after Sandy Hook settlement |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4340217-remington-gun-maker-will-close-historic-n-y-plant-a-year-after-sandy-hook-settlement/ |access-date=2023-12-04 |website=The Hill |language=en-US}} Closure of the company's manufacturing operations in Ilion was reported to be imminent in mid-March 2024.{{cite news |url=https://www.americanrifleman.org/content/remington-s-ilion-factory-closes/ |title=Remington’s Ilion Factory Closes |first=Evan |last=Brune |website=American Rifleman |date=March 12, 2024 |accessdate=March 30, 2024}}
{{asof|2024|3}}, the company lists approximately 25 international distributors, located in:{{cite web |url=https://www.remarms.com/international/ |title=International |website=remarms.com |accessdate=March 30, 2024}}
:Europe: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Norway, Poland, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine
:South America: Argentina, Chile, Panama, Uruguay
:Other: Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, Turkey
Products
{{main|List of Remington models}}
Remington Arms manufactured many different models of rifles, shotguns, and handguns during its existence.
A smaller number of products have been offered under the Remington Firearms brand.{{cite news |url=https://www.americanrifleman.org/content/new-for-2023-remington-783/ |title=New For 2023: Remington 783 |first=Jeremiah |last=Knupp |website=American Rifleman |date=July 22, 2023 |accessdate=March 30, 2024}} {{asof|2024|3}}, the following models were listed on the company's website:{{cite web |url=https://www.remarms.com/rifles/ |title=Rifles |website=remarms.com |accessdate=March 30, 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://www.remarms.com/shotguns/ |title=Shotguns |website=remarms.com |accessdate=March 30, 2024}}
=Rifles=
- Remington Model 700 (bolt action)
- Muzzleloader variant also offered
- Remington Model 783 (bolt action)
=Shotguns=
- Remington V3 (autoloading)
- Tactical variant also offered
- Remington Model 1100 (autoloading)
- Remington Model 870 (pump-action)
- Tactical variants also offered
References
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External links
- {{official website|https://www.remarms.com}}
Category:Firearm manufacturers of the United States
Category:American companies established in 2021
Category:Manufacturing companies established in 2021
Category:2021 establishments in New York (state)
Category:Manufacturing companies based in New York (state)
Category:Manufacturing companies based in Georgia (U.S. state)